Soil health changes induced by prairie reconstruction (cultivated fields to tallgrass prairie) were assessed in Central Missouri within sites representing a chronosequence of 0, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13-yr post-reconstruction. In addition, nearby remnant native prairie, two long-term reconstructed prairies (~25 ~57-yr post-reconstruction), biofuel 9-yr post-reconstruction evaluated for...

Components of dissolved organic matter (DOM) span from sub-nm molecules to colloidal aggregates several hundred nm. The fraction is important for the transport and associated elements in environment, stability DOM constituents with respect microbial decomposition. This study focuses on properties extracted spruce forest soils a chronosequence. samples were obtained by common water extraction pr...

Abstract Aims The retreat of glaciers is exposing new terrains to primary plant succession around the globe. To improve understanding vegetation development along a glacier chronosequence, we (i) evaluated possible link between base metal (Ca, Mg, K, Na) supply and establishment, (ii) determined rates establishment soil stocks, (iii) estimated size main fluxes. Methods We stocks in organic laye...

Abstract At the Hailuogou glacial retreat chronosequence, a mature forest has surprisingly fast developed in ∼120 yr, although debris is dominated by nutrient‐poor granite with small contribution of carbonate minerals. In previous work, we hypothesized that vegetation development synchronized initial weathering followed slow silicate weathering. To test this hypothesis, (a) characterized compos...